Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Support the Troops:


The troops who are currently overseas are risking their lives every single day to defend our country's freedom, and I personally believe that they are not receiving enough credit for what they do. The Bush administration has recently fallen under attack by the public, and especially by the media. Almost every major news channel nowadays openly critiques our president, especially about the war in Iraq. I'm not saying that we have gotten ourselves into the best war, however, we entered this campaign to ensure the safety and freedom of the American public, and these troops are literally giving their lives to serve their country. It is the biggest and most honorable sacrifice that they can make for their country, however, people who are safe inside America's borders don't support their own troops, and don't credit them for the true sacrifices that they make overseas every day. They are voluntarily risking their lives so that we can live in safety, in comfort, and remain free inside America, however, we go on with life like these troops don't even exist. Even if you don't support the Bush administration, and you want him out of the presidency, you can at least support the troops who serve to maintain our right to free speech, religion, and the freedom to vote for whomever we want to lead our country. All I'm asking is that we give credit where credit is due, and right now, that credit is due to the men and women who are serving in the United States Military; the true American heroes.

2 comments:

stargirl said...

I completely agree with you. Whenever people are criticizing Bush and the war, they're usually criticizing the soldiers too, because they're fighting for the war. I think everyone needs to think about how scary it would be to fight in a war, and the soldiers are only doing it for our safety.

Roran S. said...

Thank you, Stargirl.

President Bush may not be perfect, but then again, who is? He is in a very difficult position with the war in Iraq; he can't risk offending anyone's religion, but we are in this war for the safety and freedom of the American people.

It is a terrible thing, war, but sometimes it is inevitable. Nobody likes violence and bloodeshed, but the soldiers risk their lives every single day for our safety, and I don't think that they recieve enough credit for what they do.

-Kyle Lewin